TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS]

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXI, Issue 5491, 30 March 1875, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS]

0H1NEMUPJ. Monda\ -A ■mvs" named Booker, one of liuioi's paitj, who came up fiom CliiistJuiKli to the Thames, shortly after the opu.iny <>i the field, has been lost in the bush sinco Tluu'.day last. It appeals he ■was at «mk on a claim, about five miles baik, whuc it is belie\ cd the men had a good show, and w a3 missed from the claim soon nftei cub time. Little notice-w as tiken then of hi-> absence, as it was thought he had lemamod to rest in the tent. At the next meal he was still absent, and his mates began to wonder -\\ hat had become of him. He as last seen, it appears, going in the duectiuii some prospectors had taken, who called at the tent. His coat and swag weie left m ith his party in the tent, but it is behe\ ed he had a good sum of money A\ith him His mates A\cnt mcveiy duection to search, and continued the seaii.li on Fiiday, "without avail. Thepohce.uo continuing the .scan h, aided l>y the poor fellow's nutes and some \ohmtccn, including some natne-- fiom Mack.n town —The pi ice of the 41b loaf has been minted to Kid at Matkiytovn.—It is stated that gold hns been got by the party I adjoining Leahy's claim, at the Waitckauu. 5 15 p m Excursionists spent a \ery pleasant day, and while many of them ■vncuI to I Mackaytown a consulciable numhei iemained at Paeroa, "where some hoibC-iaeing was got up. The vanous events weie keenly contested, they were not sham races at .ill events,for the competitms urged their steeds. for the prizes with all then encigy and skill The Maoris turned out in laigenumbcis and the ladies of the race were attired m lieh gaudy coloured dresses, \\ Inch imparted a gay appearance to tiie scene of testivity. The excursionists seemed to throw care to the winds and were bent on making the most of the day. As to the prospects of the goldfield the miners seem to be in good spirits and several of the mines have yielded good stone. Mr. Mackay is still between here and Waikato. . The body of a man named W. Booker was found in the Ohinemuri river yesterdiiy, about two miles above Mackaytown at Fern Flat. It is believed he fell over the cliff. He had been missing several days. The body was found in a large water-hole. It is supposed that he had gone prospecting up the river, and slipped over the pictupicc. He had a nasty cut over one eye. Booker •was fa resident of Riccarton, Canterbury An inquest was held by Mr. Macdonald this aftei noon at Mackaytown.

GRAHAMSTOWN, Monday. The following deposits were made with tho Bank of New Zealand on Saturday : — I'ovhftrv and Charleston.—90oz. from 20 tons. Red Queen.—Have 201b. of specimens in hand. Messenger's Tbibu'ie.—One ton yielded lSdwt. Moaxataiari.—The fortnightly retorting for the Moanataiari company, to-day yielded 231o/5. lGdwt. gold. There were 850 tons crushed, but notwithstanding the low average the yield is a payable one. City ok London.—The crushing this week has, owing to delays, been confined to four days' work, but the stuff has shown up for quite as good an average as usual. Queen of the May.—The crushing for this company is improving, so also is the icef m the "workings, and instead of the scattered and somewhat broken appearance which it has hitherto presented, it is now a fine compact reef, andshowsalittlcgold. Pumping Association.—The trial crushing of lock from the 500ft. level of tho Pumping Association shaft has been completed, and it yielded an average of 5dwt. to the ton. There weie only 16cwt. crashed, and it yielded 4d\\t. gold It is ceitainly as much as could be expected from the clas^ of rock raised, foi although it contained a good lot of mineral it appealed hard, diy, and hungry. (Joldlv Him, Trtisltf—The crushing for the tubuteis of the Golden Hill piodneed 33oz. lOdwt gold, c4u.1l to an a\eia o c of about an ounce t<> the ton Atbton, PoMim Thiiu it:. — A small paiccl of 18 toii-3 ci iiilicd foi Xoi(.li> ind paity, tiibutti'a ot the old l'ovoi t} mine, was finished to-day at the Pinice Allied b>tteiy, and produced a \eiy handsome }icld of 89o/. melted gold. Point IxI'sslli, Ti-.tbltp — Tcasdalo and paity had a small paicel of about 4011) of specimens crushed to-day, and obtained a-> the result 24oz. 10d\v t. melted gold. Watoi'vht.—This company lias just completed a crushing of 4S tons fiom the leader which sti ikes in at the footwall of the ."ift. reef, and obtained a ictiun of G4oz. melted gold. Cyristvivs Eve.—A small crushing of about five tons from the Christmas E\ c cl.ir.ii yielded Go/.. 2d\vt. The Mapc Creek battciy has been purchased by Mr. W. Thomas, and is now employed crushing stuff from the South Stailoul claim, the property of the same owner. It is showing for a good profitable yield. The pigeon match to-day was a very tame aftnir—the Mute would not fly. In the hi at sweep Perry and Price each fired off, which resulted in favour of Perry. The .second sweep was won by Thomas Keiman. The third contest lay between Biuce and Pi ice ; but they had no birds to fire off, and di\ ided the sweep. One of the shareholders of the Bunyan Claim, Ohinemuri, to-day brought down some rock from tlie new lode which has aeen struck. The stone evidently is part of b large reef, contains gold, and is of .1 \ ei y solid, compact character. The drill has been put into 18 inches of quartz, but the back has not been reached, and woi k has now been discontinued for the holidays.

COROMANDEL, Monday Tokatei.—Gold is reported as showing 111 the stopes in the tribute leader. ltoYAJ., Oak.—The crushing continues splendid on the plates. City of Auckland.—A small quantity of good stone has been taken from the stopes. Ti[Ri:n Brothers.—A parcel of specimens taken from the low level. They expect to stait crushing on Monday next, when the W,i\ ei ley tramway is finished. The Waikoromiko tramway is in course of conjunction. The damage done at Waugapoua is less than was anticipated. The soiree to the Rev. Mr. Dewsbury was a great success, and a purse and address wei e presented ; his farewell address sensibly aftcctcil the audience. The Forc&tcis' ball is now going on, and promises most successfully. The cutter 'Ditmond' left for Kennedy's Hay to-night. McGregor was discovered out of, his mind near a Maori settlement. He' is expected in to-night.

TE KUITI, Sunday, 9 a.m. A Lirge meeting has assembled here. 'J ho Wairarapa natives of Wellington and Mtti Kmgi are all here. TlieTluunes and Ohincnrmri people arrived yebturday. Tliere was great disappointment amongst them because the Governor ,uid Sn I). McLean were not coming, an event winch many anticipated. The friendly Waikatos with Major To Wheoro are not hero, neither has Tawhiao ai rived from Kawhia, but lie is expected to arrive with the Raglan natives. The usual feastings, dancings, &c, arc going on. Some say meeting for the speeches will not take place for a week or more, so as to give time lor all to arrive.

[Per Press Agency.] NAPIER, Monday. The City Council have instructed the engineer to prepaie plans for a water supply for tlie lower part of the town by the artesian system.

NEW PLYMOUTH, Monday. The schooner 'Julius Vogel* is repotted to he alongside the wharf at the W.utai a, and lias not sustained any injury to speak of.

Ai»mt SOO attended the IlisKi \ oIuiiUli Kiaanip'iu'iit \\ ilhngti.n is stai'in.; .1 small i\A,u hiticut In the gun dull, mounting .ami dismounting oidu.uict', !>«. it tl\e NVcl Im^ton ('cl.iclunent, the fuuuci ha\ ing the gun down and up in one minute and "JO eoimds.